<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">

div::first-letter { color: green; }
span:before { content: open-quote "This "; }
span:after { content: close-quote; }
  
</style>
</head>

<body style="font-family: monospace; width: 7ch; border: 1px solid orange;"
      onload="document.getElementById('div').style.direction = 'rtl';">

<div id="div"><span>is text</span></div>

</body>
</html>
